Atlantic City 1Q casino earnings down nearly 15% from year ago
Atlantic City’s nine casinos collectively saw their gross operating profit decline by nearly 15% in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period a year earlier
2023-05-23 03:23
Nigeria opens Africa’s biggest oil refinery as it tries to boost struggling sector
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has opened Africa’s biggest oil refinery, with hopes it will help the country achieve self-sufficiency and become a net exporter of refined petroleum products
2023-05-23 02:53
Ford's Farley: Cut costs, improve quality and boost margins through software and services
Ford CEO Jim Farley says his company is remaking itself by cutting costs, raising quality and offering software, services and new vehicles that will make profit margins among the best in the industry
2023-05-23 00:51
G20 delegates begin meeting in disputed Kashmir, with region's intense security largely out of view
Delegates from the Group of 20 leading rich and developing nations have begun a meeting on tourism in Indian-controlled Kashmir that was condemned by China and Pakistan, as authorities reduced the visibility of security in the disputed region’s main city
2023-05-23 00:50
Ford says it will stop competing in over-served markets, won't be all things to all people
Ford CEO Jim Farley says the company will stop competing in over-served market segments and instead will place big bets on connected vehicles and digital services
2023-05-22 21:55
Stock market today: Wall Street holds ahead of pivotal talks to avoid U.S. default
Stocks are moving tentatively as Wall Street waits to see whether a pivotal meeting in the afternoon will help the U.S. government avoid a potentially disastrous default on its debt
2023-05-22 21:52
Belgian unions demonstrate in Brussels to demand better worker protection
Almost 20,000 Belgian trade union workers mounted a major demonstration to protest what they see as increasingly bad working conditions and the erosion of their right to strike
2023-05-22 21:29
Independent bookselling expanded again in 2022, with new and diverse stores opening nationwide
The independent bookselling community continues to grow, with membership in the American Booksellers Association reaching its highest levels in more than 20 years
2023-05-22 21:26
Meta fined record $1.3 billion and ordered to stop sending European user data to US
The European Union has slapped Meta with a record $1.3 billion privacy fine and ordered it to stop transferring users' personal information to the United States by October
2023-05-22 20:47
Venmo to be officially available for teenagers, although many use it already
Venmo will officially allow teenagers to open an account with their parents' permission, the company said Monday, expanding the popular social payments app to a demographic that is likely to embrace it almost immediately
2023-05-22 20:16
Australian Indigenous TV host quits program over racist backlash
Prominent Indigenous journalist Stan Grant will step away from television hosting duties after viewers responded with racist abuse to his comments on historic Aboriginal dispossession
2023-05-22 18:28
Singapore Life Expectancy Rises From a Decade Ago Despite Covid
Life expectancy in Singapore rose to an average of 83 years in 2022, increasing by almost one year
2023-05-22 16:53